... when cutting onions.
how can i get through the truths and the old wives tails of avoiding the stinging eyes?
obv a big dose of MTFU, but i quite often have to do 18 in one go (cooking for up to 20 people), and its a nightmare!
current cutting process is as such...
peel, leave bottom bit on (the brown rooty bit), cut top off. slice vertically down and run under water. put flat (inside) side down, chop into little bits.
thanks *sniff* in advance *wipes tears away*
Bite on a piece of stainless steel.
wear contact lenses.
gas mask/radiation suite - Chernobyl certified
cut 'em underwater
Run the knife under the cold tap before cutting.
goggles (ski or swim)
What I do, is quickly peel 'em, then cut 'em in half and then rinse them under the tap for a few seconds. Never troubled by onion gas.
For loads, maybe do the above but chuck the halves into a bowl of water.
Or use goggles. 😐
Cut into quarters then use a blender.
Make sure you use a very sharp knife, and that's knife as in 'knife', not 'saw' as serrated blade 'knives' should be sold as.
Bit of bread in the mouth whilst cutting works for me.
Chopping board on the hob, extractor fan on.
Breathe through mouth, not nose. Guaranteed success.
Buy them chopped from Tesco. Works for me EVERY time.
sweet, thanks for the ideas... think i'll go for dropping them in a bowl of water 1st, and ski goggles 2nd.
cheers
Poker up your arse.
only on weekends deadly...
😀
Get someone else to do them whilst you're out riding innit.
My mrs' sister swears by the wet knife trick. Never tried it myself, I just go in for the manly tears.
I love the smell and the tears. Saying that I also like nettle stings when out riding my bike so maybe I am broken.
get the wife to do it?
Onion in fridge, cut cold onion. Simples.
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i can confirm that, 1.5 onions in, dropping them in a bowl of water before hand does [u]not[/u] work.
6.5 to go.
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Up at 8am on a Sunday morning chopping onions huh?
Living the dream...
Normally works if you remove the bottom part (20mm) of the Onion first.
Put them in the fridge always works for my staff when they cut onions
Up at 8am on a Sunday morning [s]chopping onions[/s] [i][b]reading & posting on STW[/b][/i] huh?Living the dream...
Just a little Sunday FTFY 🙂